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07 March 2019

lead story - Colorado, baker end legal spat over transgender woman’s cake

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James Anderson, Colleen Slevin Religious News Service Lakewood, CO Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2...

06 March 2019

Donald Trump - Trump in trouble in Florida poll

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Marc Caputo Politico Credit: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/56/da/be/56dabe36ffc75892552a57d59933ef8b.jpg please press: www....

Bangladesh - For the first time, transgender candidates will run for seats in Bangladesh's National Parliament

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Samaya Anjum Global Voices Bagerhat, Bangladesh Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Sixty_Dome_Mosque%...

civil rights - Oregon LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Fighting Lawsuit That Would Prohibit Transgender Students From Using Bathrooms That Match Gender Identity

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Elise Herron Willamette Week Salem, OR Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Teen_male_skater_in_Salem_O...

Minnesota - Minnesota powerlifters protest trans ban

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Dawn Ennis SBNation Rockford, MN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Rockford_MN.jpg please press:...

lead story - ‘I am a woman,’ South Florida transgender teen Jazz Jennings tells boyfriend’s skeptical mom

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Johnny Diaz South Florida Sun-Sentinel Ahmir Steward Credit: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/714/081/6c6.png ...

05 March 2019

Donald Trump - The Making of the Fox News White House

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Jane Mayer The New Yorker Credit: https://jbm479.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/fox-news-cartoon.jpg please press: www.newyorke...

Burkina Faso - They don’t judge, so why should I?

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UNAIDS reliefweb Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Gare_de_Bobo-Dioulas...

civil rights - Civil rights group threatens lawsuit if transgender inmate isn’t moved to a women’s prison

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Josh Schaffer The News & Observer Lillington, NC Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Lillington%2C...

Indiana - Indiana hate crimes bill advances despite conservative foes

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Tom Davies wane.com Clermont, IN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Clermont%2C_Indiana_water_tower.p...

lead story - Transgender men, eager to have biological kids, are freezing their eggs

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Julie Compton NBC News sperm and ovum, human Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Sperm-egg.jpg ple...

04 March 2019

Donald Trump - With Sweeping Document Request, Democrats Launch Broad Trump Corruption Inquiry

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Nicholas Fandos The New York Times Credit: https://thehimalayantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Corruption.jpg please pres...

UK - Inside the Poisonous British Fight Over Transgender Acceptance

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Samantha Allen The Daily Beast London, UK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Prime_Minister_meets_the...

civil rights - Tech Cos., Verizon Tell Court to Preserve Transgender Protections

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John Eggerton B+C Credit: https://47bdva4fb10120xu0p4e0jbb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/04/PowerCloud-WiFi-as-...

Alabama - 'A much more normal thing': The changing realities of being transgender on campus

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Stephen Lanzi The Auburn Plainsman Auburn, AL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/AuburnUniversity-Sam...

lead story - First UK transgender prison unit to open

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Press BBC Great Sutton, UK https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/St._John_the_Evangelist_Parish_Church%2C_Great_S...

Of ALL the people...

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Credit: https://www.eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/oklahoma-hoodie-ban--e1420410021980.jpg ezs note: This one flabbergast...

03 March 2019

VIDEO - Andrew McCabe - "The Threat"

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Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV7yLetC13M

Donald Trump - Warner: 'Enormous evidence' of contacts between Trump campaign and Russia

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Ben Kamisar NBC Credit: https://themoderatevoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MP-2016-09-09-e1473747201141.gif please press:...

St. Lucia -Regional rights group urge gov’ts to denounce violence on the basis of sexual orientation

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Press St. Lucia News Online Castries, St. Lucia Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Port_of_Castries.j...

civil rights - With praise and chants, Archie Archuleta remembered as Utah civil rights leader at a public memorial service

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Nate Carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune Archie Archuleta (1931-2019) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/C...

Maine - Policy for transgender students not needed, panel says

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Dick Broom Mount Desert Islander Bar Harbor, ME Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Bar_harbor_seal.png ...

lead story - Big gaps in transgender research: A team at UCSF is working to change that

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Helen Santoro The Mercury News Credit: https://prri.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/PRRI-Transgender-Graphic-e1321285676763.png ...

02 March 2019

01 March 2019

Home of the Whopper!

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Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Burger_king_whopper.jpg "Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-l...

Donald Trump - The 29 most consequential lines from Michael Cohen's congressional testimony

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Chris Cillizza CNN Credit: https://nlctb.org/wp-content/uploads/longlist1.jpg please press: www.cnn.com ezs note: Okaaay....

Poland - Poland moves step closer to banning gay conversion therapy

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Lydia Smith Pink News Slupsk, Poland Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Slupsk_mlyn_zamkowy.jpg ...

civil rights - Shattering Glass Ceilings This Women’s History Month

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Rokia Hassanein HRC Credit: https://annaselundberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/shattered-glass-ceiling.jpg please press: ...

North Dakota - North Dakota lawmakers reopen debate on sexual orientation anti-discrimination

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John Hageman Grand Forks Herald Bismarck, ND Fort Abraham Lincoln Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8...

lead story - Man pleads guilty to 2017 murder of OKC transgender woman

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Nuria Martinez-Keel newsok Norman, OK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Cloud-to-ground_lightning2_-...

28 February 2019

Donald Trump - Michael Cohen's shocking picture of Trump's mob-like world

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Stephen Collinson CNN Credit: http://www.covertbookreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Trump.jpg please press: www.cnn.com...

Mauritius - Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Reviews the Report of Mauritius

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Press Africa News Port Louis, Mauritius please press: www.africanews.com

civil rights - HRC & NEA Sponsor Jazz and Friends National Day of School and Community Readings

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Elliott Kozuch HRC Jazz Jennings Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Jazz_Jennings_2016.jpg please...

Maryland - Baltimore schools draft policy to protect transgender students — a step beyond most Maryland schools

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Talia Richman The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, MD Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Baltimore_neighborho...

lead story - Transgender Troops Tell Congress That They Excel in the Military

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Julie Watson TIME Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Latvian_platoon_at_Camp_Lejune.jpg please press: ...

VIDEO - Michael Cohen's testimony in its entirety, Rep. Elijah Cummings chairman

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Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yCtaPHoxB0

27 February 2019

opening testimony of Michael Cohen with exhibits

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please press: oversight.house.gov please press: oversight.house.gov (exhibits)

Donald Trump - Michael Cohen testifies before Congress

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Meg Wagner, Veronica Rocha, Amanda Wills CNN Michael Cohen Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Trump_e...

Malaysia - New Malaysia looks a lot like old Malaysia when it comes to transgender rights

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Editorial ASEAN Today Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Cmglee_KL_Masjid_Jame...

civil rights - Transgender Coachella fest attendees say they were denied bathroom access. Now, ACLU demands policy change

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Sam Metz Desert Sun Coachella festival Coachella, CA Credit: https://www.cactushugs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/coachella...

South Dakota - What impact does transgender bills in South Dakota legislature have on youth?

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Michaela Feldmann KSFY Sioux Falls, SD Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Bus_Stop_Downtown_Sioux_Fal...

lead story - Decorated transgender troops to testify before Congress

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Press NBC News Washington DC US Capitol Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/US_Capitol_basement_floo...

26 February 2019

Donald Trump - How Vietnam Became Donald Trump’s Forever War

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Michael Kruse Politico Credit: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/73/c3/3e/73c33e47983f4516fddbbdfc39eaa843.jpg please press: ww...

Ireland - Ireland's Got Talent rapper reveals how death scare encouraged him to come out as transgender

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Sharon McGowan Irish Mirror Dublin, Ireland Father Mathew Bridge Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43...

civil rights - Holy Dictum: Federal Judge Rejects Protection Against Transgender Discrimination in “Elegant Aside”

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Joanna L. Grossman, Grant Hayden Verdict Dallas, TX Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Big_Tex_2013.j...

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